The Robin's Complaint. Addressed to a Lady. Anonymous Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T197405 Young Lady, fl. 1790. Poems on Several Occasions. Dublin W. Porter 1790 pp. 5-7. 14p.

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The Robin's Complaint . Addressed to a Lady . CONFIN'D within this little cage I languish here in pain , Thus spend my strength in useless rage , My freedom to regain . Ah me , I find in vain I strive , I cannot force my way , Therefore this method I contrive , Of hope , my only ray . Mild pity in thy looks I see , Ah ! let a captive move Thy gentle heart — I would be free , My mediator prove . 'Tis you , sweet maid , and only you , That can command my fate , Bid her , who is my goaler now , Unbar my prison gate . When free again to range the grove , Thy praises will I sing , With songs of gratitude and love Each rural shade shall ring . My faithful mate doth now repine , Let me her grief remove , Her downy throat shall join with mine Our gratitude to prove .